Actually I've been pretty patient so far. But now that is en-route I'm getting more impatient and anxious =/ I paid for ground shipping though, they said overnight shipping is $80 and 2nd day is $40. I'm not THAT impatient to pay that much for shipping lol

Actually I've been pretty patient so far. But now that is en-route I'm getting more impatient and anxious =/ I paid for ground shipping though, they said overnight shipping is $80 and 2nd day is $40. I'm not THAT impatient to pay that much for shipping lol

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Same here. I'm pretty patient. Out of sight and out of mind until I click on the tracking number and:

It just bothers me that my camera is delayed due to a holiday or whatever you call it. My EP3 is working just fine. I really did not want that new zoom and ordered the black body only so I may 'really' have to wait. But then a later assembled cam may have better QC so I really can't complain. :smile:

If anyone's interested, might want to give Wolfe's Camera in Kansas a call, I think they've got some E-M5 kits in. Just got call from them that they have a black kit and wanted to see if I'm interested in it since I asked for the silver body only. They were just going down the list of people who pre-ordered with them. Looks like these smaller shops are getting the cameras first. Either that or B&H already got stock sitting there waiting for them.

While waiting, I got myself a good deal on an E-PM1. At first my plan was to get this E-PM1 and use it until the OM-D E-M5 gets here. Now I have modified my plan a bit. I am contemplating on keeping this little monster even when the OM-D arrives. I enjoy shooting with it. I just installed the Aki Asahi leatherette that arrived yesterday and the G4 grip that came the day before.

Yeah....um, I get a little obsessive once my items ship. I'm a bit of a nerd when it comes to maps and geography, so when I was waiting on one of my lenses to ship (can't even remember which one now) I set up a Google Map that tracked each location my lens stopped at. That way I could, in a sense, see how close my package was getting.

I placed my order last week with Amazon, so I may have a bit of a wait. I still have my other cameras in the mean time. It would have been nice to have to take to Baltimore this weekend. Maybe It'll be here so I can take it to Morgantown with me in two weeks. I kind of doubt that though.

One way to cope with the wait is to realize the IQ is not going to be substantially better the Pen cameras except at higher ISO's. And some folks that already received their E-M5's (like the fellow below) are getting over the initial adrenaline rush quite quickly:

One way to cope with the wait is to realize the IQ is not going to be substantially better the Pen cameras except at higher ISO's. And some folks that already received their E-M5's (like the fellow below) are getting over the initial adrenaline rush quite quickly:

this is the main reason (other than the longer than expected wait) I was flip flopping a bit since I would like to get higher IQ than my E-PL1. if this isn't the case, I may end up selling my m4/3 kit and bite the bullet on the X Pro 1. Decisions, decisions....

this is the main reason (other than the longer than expected wait) I was flip flopping a bit since I would like to get higher IQ than my E-PL1. if this isn't the case, I may end up selling my m4/3 kit and bite the bullet on the X Pro 1. Decisions, decisions....

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The X Pro 1 owner reviews are mixed, with quite a few somewhat dissatisfied owners (e.g. check out amazon.com and read the reviews + comments).

I am buying the E-M5 for its much better video capability as compared to my E-PL1 (sharper, more detailed video, stereo sound with wind filter, more responsive auto white balance, much less rolling shutter wobble and much better image stabilization), but I am not expecting the still image quality to be better except at higher iso's. The Fugi's, Sony's and Panasonics have too many color/white balance problems to be of much interest to me, although the upcoming GH3 could be tempting if it offers true 1080p/60p video (1000 lines of horizontal and vertical video resolution) capability like the current prosumer camcorders from Panasonic do.

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